The US Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Tuesday that they were rescinding 2022 federal guidance to health care providers specifying that people should be able to access an abortion in the event of a medical emergency,

The move doesn't change federal law, but doctors and abortion-rights advocates fear that it will amplify confusion.

The administration says they will revoke the existing directive that mandates hospitals offer emergency abortions when deemed necessary to stabilize a woman's medical condition. This potential policy change could have significant implications for health care providers and patients across the country.